Assistant Director, African-american Student - Berkeley, United States - University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley

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Berkeley, United States

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Assistant Director, African-American Student Development (4501U), Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included.

Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.

The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature.

Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world.

At UC Berkeley, we believe that learning is a fundamental part of working, and our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential.

We actively support this by providing all of our staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year to engage in professional development activities.

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Departmental Overview

The Centers for Educational Justice and Community Engagement (EJCE) is collaborative charged with developing programs, activities, and strategies that promote students' academic progress and success by engaging them through intersectional and multicultural practices that acknowledge and celebrate their individual and collective experiences.

The EJCE collaborative coordinates a series of academic courses and educational and multicultural activities through its centers & offices (African American Student Development, Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center, Asian Pacific American Student Development, Chicanx Latinx Student Development, Latinx Student Resource Center, the Gender Equity Resource Center, Multicultural Community Center, Native American Student Development, and the Native Community Center).

The collaborative is a key campus partner in helping the campus create an inclusive environment for student populations through intersectional and transformative practices and approaches focused on mitigating harm and promoting connections among and across diverse communities.

Each partner space is steeped in rich and vibrant legacies and established community-centered praxes of educational justice: leadership development, access, activism, academic excellence and social justice.

Our work reflects interconnected identities and experiences through our collective and individual commitments to support and advance future global leaders.

The EJCE team is housed within the Division of Equity & Inclusion.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: Friday, April 26, 2024

Responsibilities:

African American, Black, African Diaspora and other Multicultural Advising:

Provides services that support and guide African American/Black undergraduate and graduate student success, provides advising about academic and personal development resources to students engaged in ethnic specific, multicultural, and/or cross-cultural studies, programs, services, and organizations.

Refers students to appropriate campus and community services. Plans develops and implements advising strategies that address campus climate issues impacting students individually and in student organizations. Provides multicultural academic counseling across disciplines and colleges/schools to low-income, first-generation college, underrepresented populations. Conducts comprehensive analyses of students' issues and needs and provides solutions and alternatives to problem areas. Helps students develop strategies to solve academic and personal problems.

Assists students with the academic research process, including developing a question and hypothesis, selecting appropriate quantitative or qualitative research methods, evaluating evidence, and writing reports.

Program Management:

Plans, develops, and implements programs, services, activities, and strategies that promote critical dialogue and social change around multiculturalism, campus climate, and issues of equity and inclusion.

Supervises student staff in planning large-scale community events and programs Works with student groups on planning their program